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Since 1 February 2020, the United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union and has become a ‘third country’. [1] The Withdrawal Agreement [2] provides for a transition period ending on 31 December 2020. [3] Until that date, EU law in its entirety applies to and in the United Kingdom. [4

During the transition period, it is “business as usual” for applicants and plant variety right holders in the EU. Once the transition period will end, applicants and holders of Community plant variety rights established in the United Kingdom will have to designate a procedural representative...